Can't you hear the ripple of my big spike hammer
Lord it's busting my side
I've done all I can do to keep that woman
Still she's never satisfied
Hey hey Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way
Hey hey Della Mae
I'll get even some day
I'm the best hammer swinger in this big section gang
Big Bill Johnson is my name
I swing this old hammer for a dollar and a half a day
And it's all for my Della Mae
Hey hey Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way
Hey hey Della Mae
I'll get even some day
Well I've been lots of places and there's lots of things i've done
And still some things I wanna see
This hammer that I swing or the woman that I love
one of them's gonna be the death of me
Hey hey Della Mae
Why do you treat me this way
Hey hey Della Mae
I'll get even some day